Dec 31 2007
Motivation Monday!
Happy New Year! Are you ready? One of the number one gifts this holiday season was portable GPS devices. One of the most used websites is Mapquest. So what? So, we are constantly looking for ways to see where we are going, how to get to the place we want to be as efficiently as possible. How about your career? Have you set your goals, got a game plan, reviewed last year?
This is a very important time of year to get excited about your business. We get to start all over, re-energize and forget about the challenging year that just passed. One of the most successful real estate teams that I work with is the Eskanos Team and they take a week a year to go on the road in their camper and brain storm, review and plan their business. Does it work? Last year, which was a challenging year for most in real estate, was a great year for them. Coincidence? No chance, they will tell you that having a plan and knowing their business statistics fires them up and focuses them on the future. A profitable future.
I have taken their advice this year and “gotten out of town” to game plan for next year. It is nice to know that on January 2nd I have a plan. Things to do and get done. I know what I want to do to improve my blog, website and House$mart. How I can bring more value to my Realtor and referral partners and my past clients. I also am expanding my commercial lending business and have a very specific marketing game plan for that area.
Take my advice, take Mark and Gayle Eskanos advice, plan your business and have the best year ever!
Jeff,
Bravo to you for taking the time to plan and set goals for 2008. Don’t stop now!
For the past 20 years or more, around Haloween, we have set aside time to first review the past 10 months of business. Looking to see what we did well and not so well, what marketing ideas worked and didn’t work and were we meeting our goals, if not why not.
Then we start putting together our game plan for the coming year. Detail, details and more details. New ideas including how to implement them and systems to measure success. By the time January comes, we are ready to hit the road running.
It doesn’t stop there! We are constantly reviewing throughout the year, tweeking and changing-up always working to increase our referrals and the level of service we deliver to our clients.
And a big yes…it works well, darn well. Gayle and I have a great real estate business. We travel 16 weeks a year and always have time for our family and each other!
So to you and Deb, Don’t stop now. You’ll have a great 2008!
Enthusiastically, your friends and clients…
MarK and Gayle Eskanos, The EskyKnows Team.
I’m looking forward to a great year 2008 with Jeff and the Eskanos Team you are true friends, clients and fellow bloggers.
Debra Rickard - The Rickard Team